The Speak First Difference

We're not your average training and coaching consultancy

Speak First has been helping organisations like yours to become more successful and more profitable for more than 30 years. We’re one of a handful companies specialising in communication and management training that’s able to deliver consistently around the world – using expert local trainers to adapt the content to the local culture.

We can support you in developing your most valuable asset – your people – so they have the knowledge, skills and confidence to maximise their effectiveness to meet the demands placed on them in a complex and changing world.

Our innovative, dynamic approach, combined with tried-and-tested models and methodology, has proved consistently effective in supporting L&D teams and the wider business in achieving its goals.

Drawing upon neuroscience, the psychology of learning and business experience, we have a rich, deep understanding of how people grow, learn and change to demonstrate the capabilities, behaviours and competencies required.

Our aim at Speak First is to be an indispensable partner you can trust to make a real difference in the way your people manage and lead others, communicate with each other and clients/customers, and maximise the value they add.

We’d love to have the opportunity to share with you the valuable insights we’ve gained from working with thousands of companies around the world. So please do get in touch without any commitment on your part.

Amanda Vickers

CEO

Steve Bavister

Director

About Amanda Vickers

Amanda leads Speak First to be a provider clients can trust through implementation of strong values, a positive culture and clear vision that prioritises the experience and needs of our clients. When she’s not leading the team, Amanda loves to see the world and experience different cultures, spend time outdoors gardening and reading.

About Steve Bavister

Steve’s passion is people. That’s why, even as business partner to Amanda, he loves to design and deliver training alongside developing the business strategy and providing leadership for Speak First.

A creative mind, he can often be found in his extensive library, writing or reading a book, picking up a camera or playing guitar.

The Speak First Foundation

Providing the gift of education

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Many children around the world either don’t have the opportunity to get an education or struggle to do so. Education is one of the most valuable gifts any human being can have. It helps people to make the best they can of their lives and allows them to turn their dreams into reality.

Every year Speak First donates 0.5% of its total revenue to The Speak First Foundation – a charity dedicated to helping children have the wonderful gift of education.

So far the Foundation has supported children in India, Africa and Bangladesh – with its major project for the last two years providing financial support for a floating school in Bangladesh, benefitting over 200 students.

As a not-only-for-profit company, Speak First is looking to expand the number of good causes it supports over the coming years – and we greatly appreciate the contribution our clients make. Every time you book an in-company course, open course place or virtual webinar with Speak First, 0.5% of what you pay goes towards making the world a better place.

Our Values

The Values That Everyone At Speak First Live By

We Care

We care about every individual who learns with us. We care about our clients and their organisations achieving the success and results they want. We care about our team of trainers and office-based staff fulfilling their personal goals. We care.

We Challenge, Support and Respect

We create a safe space where we can challenge participants to stretch and grow while feeling supported. We’re prepared to challenge our clients as well. If we don’t think an idea will work, we say so. Everyone deserves to be treated with respect and this is one of our most important values.

We Strive for Excellence

Average isn’t good enough. You deserve the best. And that’s what we aim to give you. We strive for excellence in everything we do – constantly improving our workshops, knowledge, materials and systems so you get the best possible experience. Excellence, for us, is not an option. It’s who we are.

We Do The Right Thing

Trust is essential in business. Integrity is critical. When we have a decision to make, in a Moment of Truth, we have a simple rule: we do the right thing. We want you to know you can rely on us and that we will do everything we can to deliver on the promises we make to you.

We Work Together As One Team

We see ourselves as part of one team – working in partnership with clients, trainers, participants and other relevant stakeholders towards a common goal of learning, personal development and organisational improvement.

We Have A Generous Spirit

Trust is essential in business. Integrity is critical. When we have a decision to make, in a Moment of Truth, we have a simple rule: we do the right thing. We want you to know you can rely on us and that we will do everything we can to deliver on the promises we make to you.

We Enjoy The Ride

What’s it all for if you can’t enjoy the ride? We take what we do, and the commitments we make to clients, participants, trainers and staff, very seriously. But that doesn’t mean we can’t have fun along the way. When we enjoy the ride, everybody gains more and everybody learns more.